47. The first man came from the dust of the earth. The second man came from heaven.
48. People belong to the earth. They are like the first man of earth. But those people who belong to heaven are like the man of heaven.
49. We were made like the man of earth. So we will also be made like the man of heaven.
50. I tell you this, brothers: Flesh and blood cannot have a part in the kingdom of God. A thing that will ruin cannot have a part in something that never ruins.
51. But listen, I tell you this secret: We will not all die, but we will all be changed.
52. It will only take a second. We will be changed as quickly as an eye blinks. This will happen when the last trumpet sounds. The trumpet will sound and those who have died will be raised to live forever. And we will all be changed.
53. This body that will ruin must clothe itself with something that will never ruin. And this body that dies must clothe itself with something that will never die.
54. So this body that ruins will clothe itself with that which never ruins. And this body that dies will clothe itself with that which never dies. When this happens, then this Scripture will be made true:
55. “Death, where is your victory?Death, where is your power to hurt?” Hosea 13:14
56. Death’s power to hurt is sin. The power of sin is the law.
57. But we thank God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
58. So my dear brothers, stand strong. Do not let anything move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord. You know that your work in the Lord is never wasted.